Luisa & Sons Bake Shop

The cashier is a rude b! tch. I should’ve read the reviews before I decided to go here, looks like they have a long history of mistreating patrons, not sure why the staff here feels the need to disrespect customers. Didn’t think I was going to cuss you out in tagalog, huh? the shock on her face. Racist pig.
Avoid this place at all cost. There are 2 other locations nearby that give better customer service. Honestly, I don’t give a fck how good your food is, if you are extremely rude I will NOT be spending my money in your store. And the big bonus: the review permanently goes online. Who wants to spend their money in a place where the staff treats people like sh! t?! NO ONE!
Learn Customer Service, it’s a big deal in a business.

I used to be regular customer when I visit my parents in the area, but the customer service and product inventory are much lacking compared to the other bakeries in the area.
Went to buy their sao pao and they were emptied out. They only had the corned beef pan de sal. So to not waste a trip, I bought those.
Also, when conducting the purchase, the cashier refused to greet or even meet eyes. Plain rude and you lost a very loyal customer. Even worse, I’m warning others of my experience.
There are better bakeries in the area and L&S is losing in the competition in my eyes.

We come here for the food and not the customer service. Our favorites are: leche flan, chicken relleno, cheese cupcake and plain enseymada.
During major holiday celebrations it’s easier to order ahead and bring cash. There’s always an employee asking those who had to go orders; give them your name and you should be in and out in less than 10 minutes. If you don’t, expect a long wait.

I know it gets quite busy in here but the employees are so rude!!! (Especially The filipina lady with a really dark hair).

I was first attracted to Luisa & Sons when they were in Eagle Rock many years ago. Their Chicken Empanada pastry was full of that fresh butter fragrance & moist, soft w/​a touch of sweetness. The filling was shredded white breast meat which was moist, lightly meaty, with perhaps a bit of Umami filled gravy & plump raisins. Since the lady owner passed away, the empanadas have lost their moist, sweet, buttery, dairy fragrance.
1) However, I still find that their Paksiu na Lechon in the freezer section to be exemplary. Generous cuts of Lechon/​roast suckling pig are multilayered w/​a golden brown skin, layer of rich, luscious fat, then a chunk of porky, slightly gamey meat which is pleasantly chewy. The Mang Tomas sauce is a thickened agrodolce/​sweet-​sour sauce that has vinegar, sugar, Patis/​fish sauce, generous amount of whole black pepper corns, & maybe bay leaf which give a smoky, hot, sharp green herbal spiciness, and the pork liver gives the sauce just the right amount of that distinctive liver tasting funk.
2) Their Ube Egg pie is actually a heavy, creamy, dense custard pie that has that I-can’t-explain-it, subtle richness from the infusion of the purple-​indigo Ube yam.
3) Bicol Express has slices of lean pork, red & green bell pepper, onions, garlic, ginger, coconut milk which makes it very heavily creamy. Bago’ong/fermented shrimp paste provides the major flavour element so you’d better like a funky sea fragrance that permeates the entire dish.
4) Pancit Malabon seems to have an analog in Pasta Carbonara which is pasta, eggs, cheese, and bacon. It is rice vermicelli, ground pork, shrimp, chicharon/​pork skin, bacon, Patis/​fish sauce, hard boiled egg, green onions, cabbage, Surimi/​imitation crab. The rice vermicelli is coated w/​eggs, chicharon, bacon, ground pork to create a rich, fatty pasta dish. Lemon slices are added as garnish to squeeze acidic juice to act as a gastrique to counter all that richness. This may be Phillipine’s answer to the well known Italian dish.
5) Hopia Baboy is a semi flakey pastry filled w/​a bean purée. It may be flavoured w/​spiced pork fat thereby the name Baboy/​pig. Inspiration for this bean paste filled pastry seems to come from two directions: China primarily & Japan secondarily since some of the Hopia have the appellation Hapon = Japan. It’s primarily comfort food full of carbs & bit of fat.
I must say that what will call me back to Luisa & Sons will always be the Paksiu na Lechon in all its glory. Call ahead since they seem to run out often so save yourself time & fuel. 3+ Unilocal stars for some good Pilipino food on the run.

If you’re not Filipino, DON’t expect good service! I walked in, and the lady on the register just stared at me but didn’t smile or greet me or anything!
Luckily, their food and baked goodies definitely make up for it! Delicious desserts and they’re hella cheap!
UBE EGG PIE ($ 8)– I was looking for a pie for a Friendsgiving dinner. American pies are so sweet and expensive! This pie is SO cheap because the pie can easily feed 10+ people! Everyone liked the pie! It tastes like flan or Chinese egg tart but with Ube flavor! Loved it! Make sure to keep it refrigerated; it’s much better chilled!
PANDAN CUPCAKE ($ 1.60)– This was just mediocre! Think of a sweet muffin with pandan flavor with coconut shaving on top. It tasted okay.
Food gets 4 stars, 1 points knocked off for unfriendly service.
I will come back to try more Filipino treats!

I came here for one thing, and one thing only: Cheese Balls!
I can’t get enough of these sticky-​dough, cheese-​filled delicacies. I’m not too familiar with Filipino bakeries, or their food, but these things are freaking good.

If you have a picky eater husband, have him try their empanada. Best empanada in town. They pretty much carry all the common Filipino desserts and bread which doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg.

nice little bakery with good bake good their cheese roll really good for 55 cent and their halo halo is really good a good place to stop by for a quick snack come check them out really good bake goods

Review #98/​365
Not as good as it used to be. I used to come here all the time. That was when I lived in the OC… I would stop by here to by my family some treats before driving back to Pedro to aeon some quality time with them.
I turned to Luisa & Sons when Goldilock’s (now referred to Leelin… well Goldilocks’d too but that’s a long story) made their pastries more mass produced and included more preservatives in their ingredients. Luisa & Sons kept that homemade flavor. I also liked that they had ube mamons (sponge cake). Lately whenever I’ve visited, I haven’t seen any. My new favorite is the ube egg pie and the ube espasols though.
The customer service is kind of wishy washy though. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad. Either way… when I’m craving Filipino kakakanin or snacks: desserts, I’ll come back!

I love Luisa & Sons products so with my family! I always ask my friend to buy for me coz I live far from the store. Since I was around the area today I thought of dropping by there and buy some goodies. Love the products but the staff are inattentive, inefficient and incompetent! They should hire efficient and friendly staff.

Looking for something different? Looking for some authentic Filipino desserts? Well you’ve found it!
Here’s some of the things they carry, and reasons why I love this little shop:
~ Their ensaimadas (plain, ube, cheese, and macapuno) are simply soft and tasty! As good as the very first time I’ve tried them as a kid. $ 1.89
~ Empanadas! Love’em! I prefer the shredded chicken over the ground beef, but they’re usually made nice pretty soft. I think it’s the outside pie tasting crust that makes it sooo good! $ 0.70 each.
~ Casava cake! $ 6 but majorly addicting. I had to pull it way from my dad.
~ Egg pie, $ 7.99, also a winner. Made just right!
~ Pichi pichi, yummy yummy cassava and coconut. It’s soft, chewy, and fun!
Other goodies I’ve yet to try:
~ Hopia, pulveron, sumon cassava, puto, leche flan, plenty of mamon, and different pan de sal breads. Hot crispy turon and deep fried ukoy. Just a few goods I grew up eating and enjoying.
As far as service, it can be slow if it gets busy and hectic. Not really a major issue. They did seem to want to serve customers with large catered type of orders first. Again, not that big of a deal.
So forget Goldilocks, forget Red Ribbon… Those guys have gone downhill in quality! And don’t get me started about the garbage sold from Valerio’s. Hats off to Luisa & Sons!

4.69 Stars
Still the same Luisa’s, though I have not frequented as much, I still love this place.
They did not have Mocha Mamon’s on my last visit, I love those.
My familia really loved the brownies on my last visit. They had loved mamons and other pastries on previous visits.
Next goal: Ironically, one of the only pastries I have not tried is the Halo Halo cupcake.
For now, I am very happy with these Mamons. I think I need one now, I need a mamon now…
Song parody of Tiffany’s 1987 song «I Think We’re Alone Now»
Vincent behave
That’s what you say when were together
And I love your taste
So please understand what is here
Zooming in for Mamon or Pan
Holding your Mamon right in my hand
Tryin’ to get a taste, for the whole night
And as I put my mouth around thee
Taste the sexy hot and brown
Mamon I say
I need a Mamon now
My hunger for your sweets is always around
I need a Mamon now
Your sweetness that I sing, is the only sound
Ube all day
Bukon Pandan for the foodies
Halo Cupcake
An Ensaymada and more here
Zooming in for Mamon or Pan
Holding your Mamon right in my hand
Tryin’ to get a taste, for the whole night
And as I put my mouth around thee
Taste the sexy hot and brown
Mamon I say
I need a Mamon now
My hunger for your sweets is always around
I need a Mamon now
Your sweetness that I sing, is the only sound
I need a Mamon now
My hunger for your sweets is always around
I need a Mamon now
Your sweetness that I sing, is the only sound
I need a Mamon now
My hunger for your sweets is always around
I need a Mamon now
Your sweetness that I sing, is the only sound
I need a Mamon now
I need a Mamon now
I need a Mamon now
My hunger for your sweets is always around
I need a Mamon now
Your sweetness that I sing, is the only sound

L&S is where my relatives go for their Filipino goodies (pan de sal, ensymada, etc.) I decided to stop at the location to check out what other goodies they have. Evidently they expanded into a new store front which is a couple of doors down from the original location (still in the same shopping center). It’s still a hole in the wall.
I opted to buy a bag of regular mini pan-​de-​sal, wheat mini pan-​de-​sal, mango cupcake, marble cupcake, and a pork asado siopao. Their baked goods are pretty good. I had the siopao and it was really flavorful but super fatty! It’s both a good thing and bad thing! The lady asked if I wanted sauce with the siopao and I said yes. When I tried the sauce, it was kinda gross — tasted too much ginger. The siopao is great without it.
I’ll come back for the fatty pork siopao.

I’ve been going to this place just to get my fix on Filipino delicacies. They probably have the best pancit around. I could have given them 5 stars but there was an occasion that I’ll never forget, which resulted for the 2 stars.
We placed an order days ahead for 25 turons (banana egg roll), lumpia and pancit party trays that were to be picked up on Saturday. The pick up time was 1pm and I was running late because I had to pick up other foods for the party. I got a call from Evelyn asking me if I was on my way. I told her I’ll be there in in about 10 – 15 minutes. When I got there, I thought my order was ready so I can jet and leave. She said I had to wait, I asked why, she replied that she took 2 turons and sold them to a customer. I waited for 10 friggin minutes for 2 turons! Can’t they fry them while I was on my way?! How about hooking me up with something when I got there or replace all my turons with the newly fried ones?! Lastly, no apologies given…

Forget Porto’s! I grew up having Portos’ as my neighborhood bakery. I guess most would think I’m spoiled but honestly, would rather have a Luisa & Sons Bake Shop near me. Lusia & Sons serves delicious Filipino breads and desserts and its’ too bad there isn’t one next to me.
I love most desserts from here. The ube egg pie is delicious and not too sweet compared to the regular egg pie which is good too. The espasol which is a mochi based dessert is also great. The ube version is even better.
Luisa also has ensaymada which is a sweet brioche that comes in different flavors: traditional cheese, pandan macapuno, ube, ube macapano. All great tasting and best served warm from the toaster over and a cup of coffee.
The only thing I don’t like here is the people that work here. (Don’t dare to spit on my desserts). They are often not too friendly and quite rude. Minus points!

Siopao and the Ube bread is delicious. We drive from San Diego to buy them. Tip
Of Advise: Improve customer service. A little bit of smile and thank you will make your customer really happy. After buying 3 dozens siopao, should make them happy. No matter how good their food are but with no customer service will drive their customer away.

I was craving bibingka and found this place from Unilocal.
I was impressed with the selection of goodies @ this bakery. They had assorted yema, polvoron, ensaimada, empanada, bola bola, siapao, chicken chicharon, mamon, and all kinds of ube/​pandan/​macapuno stuff.
I got mongo hopia, cheese ensaimada, and ube ensaimada. I didn’t get its bibingka since it’s HUGE.
Mongo hopia ($ 0.60): I grew up eating authentic Chinese mung bean hopia and I like the hopia from this place.
Ube ensaimada ($ 1.79): I don’t care for anything ube but this ensaimada is good.
Cheese ensaimada ($ 1.79): I don’t really care for its regular cheese ensaimada.
4 stars! I prefer Red Ribbon ensaimada over this one but overall I prefer Luisa & Sons over RR or GL.
Service is friendly but not attentive.
Luisa & Sons Bake Shop is yummylicious!

Well, I have only had the Egg Pie and it was awesome! Someone brought it in to work because they didn’t like it. I took one bite and asked if they were high or something cuz it was delish. Eggy Custard in a crust. I hoarded away most of the pie in the back of the lunch room fridge so it could be all MINE MINE!
Egg Pie
Wish this place was closer to me so I could get more pie. But maybe its for the best it’s not so close.

Just like a typical Filipina, I am very critical unfortunately. Sorry to offend my fellow Pinoy’s and Pinay’s but it is true. Most can only find the negative in things and people especially Filipino businesses.
Who am I to have a respectable opinion? I will say that I value my own, I’ve tried many filipino recipes throughout my life from restaurants, family, and most proudly from living in the Philippines several years back. I’ve experienced, street food, sari sari, from a man carrying huge buckets of Taho every single morning to my door for 3 peso’s a cup, going to an island watching a man from my very own eyes climb up a palm tree to cut down a coconut just to make me an extremely fresh Buko Pandan, a fisherman walking right up shore and cooking me a feast of Filipino delicacies with seafood right out of the ocean. Anyway, you get the gist.
I’ve been going to Luisa and Son’s for years, ever since I was a teenager. It’s about 3 miles from my parents house. Not only is it nostalgic for me, it is straight up delicious. It is what real quality Filipino pastry’s and desserts should taste like when there is an establishment trying to have respectable business. Yesterday my Mom dropped off some Ube Ensaimada from LS. This morning I brewed myself a cup of coffee and opened up the packaging of the Ensaimada that brings back memories every single time! As I cut down the middle of it my mouth was already watering just from the visual orgasm I was having… ooohhhh and the smell. I took a bite and as usual, DELIGHTFUL! It’s moist, it’s just the right of sweetness, and the perfect balance of textures coming from the bread, Ube, Macapuno, butter, and sugar. After that first bite, I had to run over to my laptop to write this review.
I can recommend a ton of things from there. Along with growing up with their assortments of Ensaimada, I also have always loved their sweet Cheese Balls, Cheese Pastilla’s, Sheet Cake with berries (I also request this for my Birthday), Lumpia Shanghai, Mamon, Turon, Empanada’s, Hopia, omg I can go on…
Thank goodness for my gym and Crossfit!